Diverse Issues in Higher Education articles from March 2008

Diverse Issues in Higher Education archives from March 2008

Fear of the known--and unknown.(editor's note)(Editorial)
March 6, 2008... Just three days before the campus shootings at Northern Illinois University last month, I sat in the morning plenary session at the annual American Council on Education meeting titled Campus Security, Response and Recovery." Judging by the...

'A church is a church'.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
March 6, 2008... "College of William & Mary Head Resigns, Raises Diversity Issues in Resignation Letter," Feb, 13, 2008 Some educators are being politically correct to the point of having no common sense. Why would you remove a cross from a church? I am a...

Presidential election highlights issue of race.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
March 6, 2008... "Obama Says 'Yes, We Can!' But Among Hispanic Voters: Can He?" Feb. 12, 2008 There is something I do not understand from the comments of my Latino brothers and sisters with respect to Sen. Obama. Why do you think a White woman will...

Consider nontraditional paths to the presidency.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
March 6, 2008... "ACE: Significant Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity in College Presidency Ranks" Feb. 8, 2008 I would hope that consideration be given to nontraditional avenues to the presidency, In addition to trying to increase the number of...

High tuition often further burdens lower income students.(Diverse Online)(Letter to the editor)
March 6, 2008... "Wealthy Colleges Under Pressure To Use Endowments For Financial Aid," Feb. 3, 2008 This article speaks to very important and current financial aid issues for low-income students. These students apply to higher educational institutions...

Getting to know: John Rice.(spectrum)(Brief biography)
March 6, 2008... When John Rice founded Management Leadership for Tomorrow in 1994, he succeeded in developing a much-needed nonprofit mentoring program aimed at providing minority business students with guidance and advice. Fourteen years later, MLT is much...

The untold stories of Black athletes to air on ESPN.(spectrum)(Black Magic)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] A film about the injustices that defined the civil rights movement told through the eyes of basketball players and coaches from primarily historically Black colleges and universities will air on ESPN on March 16 and...

$4 million anonymous donation to endow scholarships for women, minorities at Temple.(Temple University )(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... Temple University officials were surprised when they received two anonymous donations totaling $5 million in nondescript envelopes sent via U.S. mail. One envelope contained a $1 million check to be used as the university sees fit, and the...

Course watch: GMU offers class on wedding planning.(spectrum)(George Mason University)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., has started offering the first course in the country on wedding planning, now a $160 billion industry in the United States, according to a report by ABC. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Maggie...

Diverse digits.(demographics of net surfers)(Table)
March 6, 2008... Demographics of Internet users by educational attainment: Less than a high school diploma 40% High school diploma 61% Some college 81% College degree + 91% Source: WWW.PEWINTERNET.ORG

Congress to give more, demand more: a Pell Grant increase is in the HEA bill, but so are provisions for colleges to explain large endowments and tuition increases.(Higher Education Act)
March 6, 2008... The long-delayed renewal of the Higher Education Act is back on the fast track thanks to recent action in the House of Representatives. But now a team of House and Senate negotiators must reach a final agreement on dozens of key provisions with...

Emergency notification in an instant: following the recent campus shootings, universities are seeking the most effective and multifaceted electronic alert systems from a host of IT companies.(school safety and security, information technology services)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] On Valentine's Day, at Northern Illinois University, a chilling message of a possible shooting on campus flashed on e-mails, the school's official Web site and rang on telephones in dorms and offices. The first...

Providing a 'full circle of support': with less than 1 percent of American Indian students majoring in the sciences, AISES founders say they are on a mission greater than themselves.(American Indian Science and Engineering Society)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] George Thomas, a Cherokee and an eager young graduate student at the University of Oklahoma in the 1970s, was discouraged to learn that American Indian students were openly discouraged from pursuing areas of higher...

Making strides: HBCUs seek progress on information technology resources.(historically black colleges and universities)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Since 1980, Dr. Linda Hayden has been able to bring innovation to Elizabeth City State University by seeking out and partnering with entities like the US. Navy and NASA. For years, these partnerships allowed faculty,...

Bringing the Arab world to U.S. classrooms: amidst few resources and emerging demand, one student's creative learning technology is now being marketed as a helpful teaching tool for Arabic professors nationwide.(teaching arabic language)
March 6, 2008... When Loren Siebert struggled to learn vocabulary for his introductory Arabic class three years ago, he figured he would buy tapes or a software package. Those kinds of aids had helped him learn French in high school and, more recently,...

Just the stats.(statistics about internet)(Table)
March 6, 2008... Use of Instant Messaging and Online Social Networking, By Age Weekly Several Times Never or Less per Week Daily Instant Message (IM) 18-19 9.2% 17.5% ...

Expanding the cultural reach of environmentalism through diversity.(Diversity and the Future of the U.S. Environmental Movement )(Book review)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Diversity and the Future of the U.S. Environmental Movement by Emily Enderle (Editor), $25, Paperback, Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (2007), ISBN: 0970788266, ISBN-13: 9780970788269, 250 pp. ...

Technology: connecting students to their community colleges.(community college forum)
March 6, 2008... Community colleges have an extremely difficult job trying to connect with students, given that so many drive to campus only to attend class and then return home or to work after the class concludes. In these cases, the only time a student...

Asian University for Women.(appointment of Nancy S. Dye )(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Dr. Nancy S. Dye has been appointed the first vice chancellor and president of the Asian University for Women (Chittagong, Bangladesh). Formerly, she served as President Emerita of Oberlin College. She received a...

Marion College.(appointment of Zenevbe Abebe)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. ZENEBE ABEBE has been appointed the first vice president for equity and inclusion at Marion College (Wis.). Most recently, he served as chief student affairs officer at Fresno Pacific University. Abebe earned a...

Walden University.(appointment of Savitri Dixon-Saxon)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. SAVITRI DIXON-SAXON has been named associate dean for the School of Counseling and Social Service in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences at Walden University. She earned a bachelor's and master's from...

University of Kentucky.(appointement of Judy Jackson)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. JUDY JACKSON has been named vice president for institutional diversity at the University of Kentucky. She previously served as dean of the college at Vassar College (N.Y.). Jackson received a bachelor's from the...

Allen University.(appointment of Sonya Melton as vice president)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SONYA MELTON has been appointed vice president of enrollment management at Allen University (S.C.). Most recently, she served as the executive assistant to the president at the university. She earned a bachelor's...

Winston-Salem State University.(appointment of Donald Julian Reaves as chancellor)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] DR. DONALD JULIAN REAVES has been named chancellor at Winston-Salem State University (N.C.). Previously, he served as vice president for administration and CFO at the University of Chicago. Reaves earned a bachelor's...

The American Indian College Fund has received a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation for student scholarships through the AICF's Tribal College Program.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... The AMERICAN INDIAN COLLEGE FUND has received a $50,000 grant from the AT&T Foundation for student scholarships through the AICF's Tribal College Program. The monies will benefit tribal college students studying math, science, technology and...

The California Institute of Technology has received an eight-year, $24 million grant.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... The CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY has received an eight-year, $24 MILLION grant from the W. M. Keck Foundation to establish the W. M. Keck Institute for Space Studies.

California Polytechnic University, Pomona has received a three-year, $499,993 grant from the National Science Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... CALIFORNIA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY, POMONA has received a three-year, $499,993 grant from the National Science Foundation to explore why there is a shortage of minorities in the STEM fields.

California State University, Northridge, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Augustine Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE, has been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Augustine Foundation to support the conservation of musical scores in the Oviatt Library's International Guitar Research Archive.

Duke University (N.C.) has received $20 million in endowment funds from trustee Bruce Karsh and his wife, Martha, to support international undergraduate students.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... DUKE UNIVERSITY (N.C.) has received $20 MILLION in endowment funds from trustee Bruce Karsh and his wife, Martha, to support international undergraduate students. It is the largest gift received specifically for the needs of international...

The National Education Association has received a $1.1 million grant from the Tom Joyner Foundation.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... The NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION has received a $1.1 MILLION grant from the Tom Joyner Foundation to better prepare more minority teachers to teach at underserved urban and rural schools.

Rutgers University (N.J.) has received a $100,000 donation from Verizon Wireless for the university's Center on Violence Against Women and Children.(Verizon Communications Inc.)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... RUTGERS UNIVERSITY (N.J.) has received a $100,000 donation from Verizon Wireless for the university's Center on Violence Against Women and Children. The funds will create the HopeLine Scholarship which will support graduate students who are...

A Texas A&M University sports lab has received a $100,000 grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... A TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY sports lab has received a $100,000 grant from the National Collegiate Athletic Association to identify colleges and universities that develop outstanding diversity practices in their athletic departments.

The University of Florida has received a $10 million donation from Dr. David Cofrin and his wife, Mary Ann.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA has received a $10 MILLION donation from Dr. David Cofrin and his wife, Mary Ann, to build an Asian art wing in the Harn Museum of Art.

The University of St. Thomas (Minn.) has received an anonymous gift of $50 million.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... The UNIVERSITY OF ST. THOMAS (MINN.) has received an anonymous gift of $50 MILLION. University officials say it is one of the school's three largest gifts ever received.

The Yale School of Drama at Yale University (Conn.) has received a $3.2 million gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Inc.(grants & gifts)(Brief article)
March 6, 2008... The YALE SCHOOL OF DRAMA AT YALE UNIVERSITY (CONN.) has received a $3.2 MILLION gift from the Jerome L. Greene Foundation Inc. It is the single largest gift for scholarships ever made to the school of drama.

Diverse calendar.(Calendar)
March 6, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] MARCH March 13-15 Eleventh Annual Regional HBCU Summit on Retention "Improving Retention at HBCUs: Retention is a Shared Enterprise" Clarion Resort Hotel Ocean City, Md. Contact: Dr. Anne...

Demythologizing diversity in higher education.
March 6, 2008... Why has it taken so long for institutions of higher education to move beyond lip service to genuine inclusion for minority and female faculty and staff? The "business case" for diversity has never been more compelling, and, while a number of...